Hi All. Thanks for the add.
I’ve spent the last six months researching campervans and, all things considered, such as space on the drive and accessing car parks, etc., I’ve concluded that a new T6.1-based campervan is the way forward for us.
I was going down the California Ocean route but wasn’t very impressed by the ’we’re doing doing you a favour by supplying you mate’ attitude of the two VW dealerships that I contacted and the simple fact that an £80k Ocean didn’t feature a hot water option. This prompted me to look elsewhere and explore third party converters.
After doing some homework, I’ve now settled on a ’swamper’ style van based on a 204 T32 4Motion DSG platform. The current shortlist is down to Hillside Leisure and Vanworx who both seem to offer what I’m looking for. At the moment I’m torn between an SWB or LWB version. The extra space seems useful (we have a large dog who will need somewhere to ride and sleep) so the LWB version seems the most attractive right now. As soon as the lockdown restrictions allow, SWMBO and I will be visiting Derby and Portland to check these guys out. Then it’ll be make your mind up time.